Lithuania

Date2006, 01 VII
Value4 x 2 Lt
Catalog no.Mi 896   Sc 805   SG 875   Y&T 779
TopicBáthory, Stephen - Kościuszko, Tadeusz
Occasion1000 years Lithuania
DescriptionSheet issued because of 1000 years Lithuania. On the background an antique Dutch map, that shows the Baltic coast, including a part of Poland (the river Wisła).Stamp in upper left corner: Stefan Batory in front of the Vilnius University, founded in 1579. Stamp in the upper right corner: Treaty of Andruszow in 1667, between Poland-Lithuania and Moscow, signed by ? and the Russian czar. Stamp on the bottom left: Founding of the sejm (parliament) in 1788. ''Ustawa rządowa''(Law on the Government) in Polish language. Stamp on the bottom right: Uprising of 1794. Tadeusz Kościusko.